Holidays by our clients
A BLOG FROM MARGARET WHALE Back from the heat of Dubai and Sir Bani Yas Island. Dubai: the Palace Downtown Hotel was in a perfect position. Next to the Burj Khalifa tower and also the amazing musical fountains. Also near the Dubai Mall which had so many restaurants but a place to avoid Friday evenings…
ANOTHER TALE OF TWO CITIES, MEMPHIS AND NASHVILLE by Trish Elliott Nashville: Holiday Inn Express is in the perfect location on Broadway. Short walk to Lower Broadway to ‘Tootsies’, ‘Legends’, ‘Laylas’ Honky Tonks and more, bars, shopping for cowboy hats and boots, The Ryman Auditorium, Country Music Hall of Fame and down to the Cumberland…
A CARIBBEAN FIRST by Chris and Sue Webb This was our first visit to the Caribbean and we stayed at the Secrets Royal Beach Hotel in the Dominican Republic, for ten nights. The photos are of the hotel’s beach which as you can see is lovely white sand, and very few people and the other…
OUR AMAZING HONEYMOON The Teacher & The Sportsman Beth Langridge and Ollie Rayner share their loved-up honeymoon story. From Sussex to the Maldives Beth Langridge, a teacher in Highgate, North London and Ollie Rayner, a professional cricketer with Middlesex, enjoyed the traditional church wedding in Forest Row before jetting off to the sunshine…
ESCAPE TO PARADISE When you tire of the commercialism and jollity of Christmas, consider a visit to Sri Lanka. I advise you to plan ahead as you are not alone and some of the, not to be missed hotels, will be fully booked. We packed our tennis rackets and balls and left on December 22nd…
TRAVEL MUSINGS IN 2013 TO PLACES JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT by David Woodgate The year has seen some interesting new destinations, with my first visits to Uganda, Korea, Burma and Vietnam. I have also spent time in Malaysia, Singapore, China and Hong Kong on business. It is sad but more and more cities in…
OUR AUSTRALIA TRIP by Richard and Margaret Lunnis Hi Joanna and Charmaine We got back home on Friday afternoon after a great trip. All the arrangements worked very smoothly thank you. We liked the Quay West Suites in Melbourne better than the Mantra we have stayed in previously. The location is slightly better – they…
A TALE OF TWO CITIES Chicago: The Holiday Inn at Mart Plaza is excellent, the perfect location for some retail therapy on the Millennium Mile, for the river and its diverse and stunning architecture, and for numerous restaurants within walking distance, something to be considered after Happy Hour Cocktails! I suggest requesting a river view…
NEW ZEALAND A DREAM COME TRUE In May this year I realised my lifelong dream to visit New Zealand. The flight with Air New Zealand was over in a trice and hassle free. First, a couple of nights in Auckland, a chance to adjust to the time difference and to see the sights before collecting our…
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA by Joanna and Stephen Felstead Just thought I would let you know we did not die on the Great Wall of China – but I thought I had come close to it! We had the most amazing time. We decided to do a 1.5 day trek with James, our guide,…